Donuts galore!

One of my absolute favorite (although lethal) desserts, are donuts! They are so versatile and you can make them as easy or complicated as you wish, just take a look at the diversity of Dunkin' Donuts.. I mean, who would say no to a Dulce de Leche or Chocolate Coconut Cake Donut? Yum!
The tastiest donuts, however, are either home-made, or the jelly & vanilla cream filled, chocolate covered ones that you can buy at the Adriatic Riviera whilst laying on the beach.
Just imagine...

Miscellanous

Dinners of the past week that I just have to post; gotta love the food, colours & pictures!

Homemade corn- grissini with seasalt




Hmm.. maybe I'll open a pizzeria :D




Watermelon salad, inspired by Nigellas WATERMELON, FETA AND BLACK OLIVE SALAD (left out the feta and olives though!)

The cakes of midsummer!

Midsummer means good food, great company and delicious cakes!

Starting off with a traditional flavour combination of strawberries 'n' cream, in a slightly different format; completed with italian savoiardi biscuits and vanilla yogurt.

...followed by a blackberry- banana- vanilla cream creation of my own (my favorite of the two!)

Gotta love those berries!

When in doubt.. make a spongecake!

This golden, flavour rich cake is all you really need if you're having people over or if you're in the mood for something sweet!

Whip up a couple of eggs, add some sugar (ca. 1 dl per egg, or less depending on your preferences). Make sure that you taste the batter before adding the dry ingredients!

Dry ingredients: flour (plain, soy, rice corn or a mix of the above), baking soda (or powder), vanilla sugar. Mix the dry ingredients in a seperate bowl, then fold in into the egg/ sugar mix- (do not use a electric mixer! gently folding will make the cake airy and light and will help the baking powder to work its magic).

Pour the batter in a cake-tin of your choice (I used a small one because I wanted my cake to be 'high'). Add some berries of your choice, place it in a preheated oven (200 c) and bake until golden!

Flour and eggs...

...make a wonderfully crisp breakfast! I am very fond of a recipe called "eggs and flour" (something of a cross between a pancake and an omelet), which tend to I spice up with some vanilla sugar in the batter. Just add some icing sugar and blackberries to sweeten the pancakes when they are done, and you are all set for a yummy breakfast!

gotta love those blackberries..!

White chocolate- Coconut Fudge!

I proudly present: my very first home-made fudge!
(Still can remember the scent of this sweet candy, just by looking at the shots. If you haven't tried making fudge yet, try it!)

White chocolate/ Coconut/ Blackberry fudge

Quote of the day! (One of the funniest I ever heard)

"I've been all the way around this world. Trust me. Beautiful women are *everywhere*. They're just hiding from us guys, for reasons of sanity preservation."

-Truthseeker013, bestandworst.com

Baklava feat. Schwarzwalder kirschtorte

Now here's something really special: a cross between a traditional baklava (this variation is made with mediterranean technique rather than the ones practised in the middle- east, thus is comparable to greek baklavas or yugoslavian "pita" (sweet pie made out of phyllo dough)) and Schwarzwalder kirschtorte (black forest cake- originally from Germany).

Made to a dear friend for her birthday, I give you;
Baklava feat. Schwarzwalder kirschtorte!

With a somewhat unorthodox decor-method...:D

...consisting of chocolate cremé, 2 types of sweet melon, chocolate icing and cherries.



Halfway through..!

All and all it was a succesful combination and our birthday girl was very fond of the cake, which is of course very, very important!

Huge thanks to you Maggie for an unforgettable birthday celebration!

Dinner time!

Bon Appétit tout le monde!

Cheese rolls, falafel, lettuce, olives (garlic/ chilli filling), fresh cantaloupe melon and garlic cremé is all you need to make this wonderful dish. The combination of the savory rolls, sweet cantaloupe and spicy cremé is what highlights the tastes!

Dinner time!

Todays menu:
Balkan styled zucchini & potato pie with fresh vegetables!

Zucchini pie:
6 sheets of phyllo dough
A couple of potatoes
1 ripe zucchihi
Extra virgin olive oil
Spices: Vegeta & salt

Start with the filling:
Thinly slice potatoes and zucchini, sauté the vegetables in olive oil until the slices are softened and glazed. Place two of the phyllo- sheets on the bottom of a bread tin, brush with olive oil and layer half of the vegetables on top. Continue layering filo-sheets with vegetables until you have only one sheet left, this goes on the very top of the pie; brush with olive oil and sprinkle vegeta on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 C.

Serve with green lettuce, paprika and red onions (don't forget the salt!)